Carolyn Faulkner Power of Love (pdf)

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Their guests were a small select group of friends and family and friends who were family. Regan
had made it back for the wedding, but there was a poignancy about that because it meant that his sister
had passed on and no longer needed him. He would be taking over his foreman position again, hiring
people and running the ranch without having to worry where the money was going to come from to do so
any more, and with a new foreman s house that he was helping build and a yearly salary that was more
than he d made combined in his lifetime so far.
Brenda and her husband and Kaz was there, of course, as well as a few other carefully chosen
friends.
The couple had written their own vows, so before the minister got a chance to do the more
traditional ceremony in which Quinn had insisted that they retain the word obey in his wife s vows he
turned to Annie.
She turned towards Quinn and took both of his hands in hers. When she spoke, the only person
she saw in the room was him. I love you. You ve brought more joy and happiness into my world than I
ever expected to have. You re my best friend, my lover, and my true partner. Quinn smiled down at her
with such love that the tears just began to roll down her face. There was no denying them, but they didn t
stop her. I want to wake up with you in the morning, and crawl into bed with you every night. I promise
to always put up with you, to always be honest with you, and to always love you. She leaned forward and
kissed him gently, reverently, on the lips.
Holding her hands wasn t enough for Quinn. He pulled her up against him and wrapped his
arms around her waist. Everyone in their small audience awwwwwed at how romantic he was being. I
love you, Annie Cavanaugh Rideout, and I have to say that I really feel a little like we re playing out
Beauty and the Beast here, but I m amazed and honored that you love me. I promise to always take care
of you, and make sure that you never smoke again. He winked at her, and Callie clapped loudly. She d
always hated that her friend smoked. I want your face to be the first thing I see in the morning, and the
last thing I see at night. I want to raise babies and travel and see everything the world has to offer with
you. I never thought I d ever be this happy, either, but I know you re the reason for it, and I never intend
to let you go. I love you.
He bent her back over his arm and kissed her like Rhett kissed Scarlett, while their friends and
family whooped and hollered.
When he finally let her up for air, they continued with the ceremony, until the minister finally said
those magic words, I now pronounce you man and wife. You may kiss the bride.
Then he did it again, only this time to raucous applause and cat calls.
Everyone crowded in to offer their congratulations as the champagne flowed freely. Their
wedding dinner was an informal barbeque catered by Junior s, the best place for ribs in Faith. Everyone
ate themselves into oblivion, including the bride and groom, who were having such a good time they
practically had to be pushed out the door by their guests so that they could make their plane in time to
leave for their honeymoon.
Since Quinn was essentially just starting a new job, of sorts, they didn t want to take too much
time right now, but they didn t want to skip the honeymoon entirely, either. So they compromised, and
headed for a place that Quinn said he d fallen in love with during one of his trips out to the West coast
before he d struck it rich the Oregon coast for about five days. They landed in Eugene and drove west
to Florence, where they had rented a small but well outfitted cottage that sat out on a bluff, surrounded by
the Pacific Ocean, with windows on three sides, so that the ocean was practically a part of the room,
which included a DVD player, a huge, canopied king sized bed, a Jacuzzi tub incorporated into the porch,
and hot and cold running gourmet room service.
The proprietors were two wonderful, friendly people who doted on all of their guests, and knew
Quinn and Annie were only going to be there for a short honeymoon, so they kept up a steady flow of
tempting aphrodisiacs to the small cottage, gratis, as well as chocolates, champagne, and clean, hot
towels.
Annie didn t think that she could get any happier than she was. If anyone had asked her a year ago
about what she would be doing the next year, she would have been able to say with a depressing surety
that she would be working the ranch. But she would have been dead wrong.
They intended to keep the ranch as their base, but they both wanted to travel, so Quinn would be
taking as much time away from the roll out of his product as he dared to so that they could go to the places
they d only dreamed about Hawaii, Scotland, and Italy being three of their first goals.
Annie got up from their completely wrecked bed and stood in front of the huge front window,
watching the sun set in all its brilliant color. A shiver ran through her, but she didn t know why. She
wasn t cold Quinn was quite adept at keeping her toasty warm, one way or the other. The only problem
she ever had with that was when he wanted to apply that principle to her bottom.
He came up behind her and pulled her back against him. His erection nuzzled against her back,
but she knew it was false advertising. They d barely been out of bed since they got there, and tomorrow it
was going to be time to leave. Even as insatiable as they were for each other, four times in as many hours
was too much for any man.
Cold? he asked, feeling the bumps along her arms.
No, just felt a goose walk over my grave or something.
Quinn frowned, not liking that idea at all. He reached behind him and dragged the snuggly [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]

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